Portable stanchion



J. F. EVERS.

PORTABLE STANCHION.`

APPLICATIONWILED APR.- 27, |921.

Patented Aug. 29, 1922.

srs

l Jorrit ii. nvnns, or Denison, iowa. y

vice of this character especially arranged forv use in dehorning and castrating cattle, ringing hogs,l and various other treatments/oi: domestic animals.

It is also an obj ect of the invention to provide a Vstanchion of this character capable oi being so positioned thaty the animal may' readily enter, and wherein the exit from the stanchion' is closed when the head otf the animal projects beyond the entrance.

1t is a further objectoi the' invention to provide a stanchion of this character including a pair of end trames which are connected y'by means ot side members to form the stanchion, said trames'not only 'forming' part of the st-anchion, but serving as sup-` ports for the various means'. used to retain the animal within the stanchion.

With these and 4other objects inview, the

invention consists in the'improved construction and arrangement' of parts to 'be -hereinaft-er more particularly described, fully claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which :e d l p j Figure 1. s a perspective view a stanchion constructed yin accordance with an err-g` bodiment ot' the invention,

Figure 2 is aside elevation, i n n Figure 3 is a side elevation taken fromv the opposite side'of the structure shownin Figure 2, and

Figurev t is a yrear elevation showing the,y

lever in its closed position.

Referring to the drawings, theimproved portable stanchion comprises a 'front frame 5 and a rear frame 6, the upper portions oi' said frames are arched and not only prop-` erly brace the stanehion, but serve supports for parts oi' the mechanism, as will be hereinafter explained. Each of -the frames 5 and 6 is constructed of angle iron members, and 'is adapted to be disposed in spaced relation to each other, the traine 6 forming the entrance to the stanchion; Angle iron members 7 are used to` connect *to` prevent the escape of theA animal.

y Specication riflettere Patent. Fatemi-,treft flug'. 29, l ,Application fiiediiprn er, i921 seiiaiii, season. j

the frames 5 and 6, onel of said'angle iron members beingdisposed Aat'the bottom and adjacent the top oit' each ofthe sides of the frames. plurality of side members 8 are connected to a iiange ofthe frames 5 and 6 and extend between the same similar tothe angleiron members Zand cooperate with said .members :to form the sidewalls of the stanchion. Boards orlilre'means are'usedy as flooring for the stanchion, andsimilarto the members 8 extend between and are sey cured to the frames @fand 6.' [The rvfront frame 5 has a ,port-iony thereof obstructed by means of a strip` 10 which extends obliquely of the irame and is'adapted to close one corner of the yframe to render ity vimpossible Jtor an animalA to pass `through the traine at` that point. Theupper arched portion ofthe frame 5 is provided with a rack 11 which extends on both sides ofthe intermediate portion of said member and` terminates adjacent the side members of the trame. This rack serves as a portion of 'locking means A guide meinberlQ is provided, the end 13 ot said memberbeingsecured to theupper portion ot one ofthe vertical members ofk the trame, while the endif/1 extended substantially parallel to the opposite vertical member of the frame, and secured as at 15. It will be noted that the guide member 12 conforms to thecurvature ot the arched upper portion of the frame, and that the end portion 14 extends below the end portion 1S.

Pivoted to the lower portion ofthe frame' 5," adjacent the strip 10, isa retaining lever 16, said lever being considerably longer than,y

the frame 5, and having itsend portion 17 disposed between the lguide 12 and the arched portion of thek trame 5. kThe end por tion 17. ot the lever includes an extension 18. A' pawl 19 ispivoted to the leveigbeneath the extension 1.8. The end 2() oi" the pawl i 19 is intended to engage the end of the lever 21which is pivoted tothe extension v18. second extension 22 is carried by the lever remote from the extension 18, and isadapted to receiveone end of a spring 23 lwhich isused to urge the pawl 19 downwardly. The pawl 19 is intended to ride over the rack 11 when ,the lever 21 is released irom the end of the ypawl'19 so as to permit the lever y16`to be swung'into engagement with the projecting end of the pawl, the spring 23 is prevented from operating, and carries the pawl' to lock the lever through the medium et the rack in the desired adjusted position. Extending vertically ot' the :trame 5 closely adjacent one of the vertical members of the trame is a strip of material such as wood, 24, which cooperates with the lever 16 to hold the head of the animal therebetween.

shown in Figure l when -the lever i6 is not in use it is disposed adjacent the end l ot the guide so as to cooperate *ith the strip l0 to partially close one end otthe tanchion, and leave a. relatively large opening between the lever and the strip 2e, view ot this, the animal will endeavor to leave the stanchion through the large openV jing. whereupon the operator may swing the lever i6 toward the member as the head ot the animal passes through the trame 5 and thereby claiap the n* et the animal as above described, through the medium of the paivl 19 and the rack ll.

To assist in dehorning and like treatment ot domestic animalsj there is provided novel means 'tor preventing movement oit the head et the animal atter the neel; ot' the animal has been clamped between the lever l@ and strip 2li. This means embodies lever 25 which is pivoted at its end 26 to the rear trame 6 adjacent the lower portion ot the trame. The end portion 27' oi the lever ein Vtends toward and projects beyond the trame 5 to provide a hand grip or pedal. A. tooth 28 is carried by the end portion ot the hand grip adjacent the trame 5 and is adapted at certain times to engage a rack 29 formed on the side or vert'cal portion ot the trame 5 so as to hold the lever in various adjusted positions. A pulley i0 is pivoted to one of the side members 8 ot the stanchion and is adapted to cooperate with a pulley 3l which is mounted in a bracket 3Q carried by Athe intermediate portion oi" the lever 25. n.

cable or rope is passedover the pulley 3() and beneath the pulley 31.; and as the pulleys are disposed closely adjacent each other, movement of the lever 25 will cause the cable or rope 33 to be tightened. One end of the cable 33 is passed over the animals heath under the throat7 and over the nose, the opposite end et the cable being secured to anyv suitable support so that in this way the head of the animal will be held steady during the dehorning operation or other treatment ot' the animal.

Byl the novel construction ot the end trames 5 and 6, transverse braces are unnecessary as the arch and lower portion of rvthe frame properly brace the stanchion and in the case of the front trame, the arch serves as a portion of the operating mechanism. The rear trame is also used as a portion of the operating mechanism by providing a support for the lever 25, while the trame 5 cooperates with the lever to lock the same in position.' There is a cooperation between the levers 16 and 25 in holding the head of the animal properly for various treatments. It will be noted that the rack 11 of the frame 5 terminates in spaced relation to the vertical 'members of the trame. This is to permit the operator to swing the lever unobstructedly so as to readily catch the-head of the animal when the same passes through the trame 5, therefore7 when not in use7 the pawl 2l is not engaged with the rack.

From the 'foregoing it will be readilyseen that this invention provides a nevel form of portable stanchion capable ot being used tor various purposes and wherein the construction of the device is very simple, as all of the operating parts are carried by or in` corporated in the end members of the stanchion sothat in case the side members of the stanchion become damaged they may be readily removed and replaced by any suitable material without interfering with the operation et the movable partscarried by the end members o1" the stanchion.

TWhat is claimed is:

A stanchion oi the character described embodying a pair ol end frames, means for con necting said trame-s to each other, a rack carried by the top of one of said trames, a second rack carried by the side portion of said trame,r a lever pivoted to said tramer and provided with means tor engagement with the upper rackj a lever pivoted to the opposite trame and provided with means for engagement with the second mentioned rack, a pulley carried bA the connecting means of the frames, a pul ey carried by the second mentioned lever, and a` cable ,en,f ;aged with said pulleys one end ofrsaid cable being secured to an animals head, the opposite end et said cable being secured to a support7 said cable being tightened upon movement of the second mentioned lever.

ln testimonyv whereof l hereunto aiiiX my signature.

JOHN F. EVERS. 

